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California water wars, an Uncommon card
The California water wars were a series of political conflicts between the city of Los Angeles and farmers and ranchers in the Owens Valley of Eastern California over water rights.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 73
- DEF
- 85
- Power
- 158
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 48,000
Power 158 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
California water wars quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the California water wars card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The ______ construction was overseen by William Mulholland and was finished in 1913.
Answer
aqueduct. The aqueduct construction was overseen by William Mulholland and was finished in 1913. From the California water wars article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
History of East Asia. History of East Asia 85 · Chelyabinsk 80 · Mstislav Rostropovich 76 · California water wars 73 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Chelyabinsk. Chelyabinsk 150,000 · Peace 110,000 · Mstislav Rostropovich 62,000 · California water wars 48,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- As Los Angeles expanded during the late 19th century, it began to outgrow its water supply.
- Fred Eaton, mayor of Los Angeles, promoted a plan to take water from Owens Valley to Los Angeles via an aqueduct.
- The aqueduct construction was overseen by William Mulholland and was finished in 1913.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The California water wars article was read about 48,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 73 and blocks with 85: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get California water wars
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, California water wars (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Gann Matsuda, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
